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The House Judiciary Committee released a report alleging Donald Trump was an active participant in Jeffrey Epstein's sexual abuse of young women during the mid to late 1990s.

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Letters from an AmericanOct 27, 2026
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The report was released Monday, October 26, 2026, by Democrats on the House Judiciary Committee, and it does allege that Trump was an active participant in Epstein's sexual abuse of young women during the mid-to-late 1990s.

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… prohibition on accepting gifts from foreign countries, a 500 million dollar investment made by Sheikh Tanoun bin Zayed Al Nayan, who is the brother of the current president of the United Arab Emirates and who manages a UAE sovereign wealth fund. Today, Democrats on the House Judiciary Committee released a report saying that a growing body of evidence demonstrates that Donald Trump was an active participant in Jeffrey Epstein's sexual abuse of young women during the mid to late 19 nineties. The Department of Justice and Federal Bureau of Investigation are doing everything they can to keep the American people in the dark about it. …
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What we found

Supports. Politico and Forbes both quote the minority staff report alleging Trump 'was an active participant in Jeffrey Epstein's sexual abuse of young women' during the mid-to-late 1990s.[2][3]

Supports. The Washington Examiner reports the House Judiciary Committee Democrats released a 53-page report on Monday citing a 'growing body of evidence' that the president was an 'active participant' in Epstein's crimes.[4]

Context. Newsweek clarifies that the report is the work of Democratic committee staff, not findings by the full House Judiciary Committee or a court, and that the allegations are disputed and have not resulted in criminal findings.[5]

Context. The White House called the allegations untrue, and Snopes notes it could not independently verify the new Miss Switzerland rape allegation included in the report.[1]

Sources

5 sources: 1 fact-checker, 2 tier 2, 2 not rated

  1. 1Trump is accused of raping former Miss Switzerland contestant in 1993. Here's what we knowsnopes.com · fact-checker · cited for: context
  2. 2House Judiciary Democrats want a special counsel to ... - Politicopolitico.com · tier 2 · cited for: supports
  3. 3Democrats Vow To Investigate Epstein's Alleged Crimes—And Associates—If They Win Midtermsforbes.com · tier 2 · cited for: supports
  4. 4House Judiciary Democrats drop report detailing Trump's ...washingtonexaminer.com · not rated · cited for: supports
  5. 5Democrats Drop Major Report on Trump’s Alleged Ties to ...newsweek.com · not rated · cited for: context

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